practice

Since the establishment of re : edge in 2011, Hun Chansan has directed the design completion of numerous projects of different types and scales. These projects are designed with the architectural approach of cultivating the dialog between a building and its environment—a concept depicted from his Master’s Degree Thesis: “Re-Edging Retails.” 

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Back then, “Re-Edging Retails” was just a school project. Now, it is a decade long architecture practice, with him and his team dotting his home country, Cambodia.

Chansan has spent more than 15 years studying abroad in Singapore and the United States. After completing high school in Singapore, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts to attend Northeastern University, where he would receive his Master of Architecture with the Class of 2009. He then returned to Cambodia, quickly establishing himself as a lecturer and guest professor at multiple universities in Phnom Penh. Still today, he continues to enlighten students about the beauty of Design & Concept through architecture.

“At the heart of re : edge there are these ideas of nurturing and sharing to the whole architecture industry and development of the society at large. We continue to pave the way to young architects and designers through mentoring, guiding, and teaching.” —Hun Chansan

Not only does Chansan contribute to the success of re : edge within Cambodian society, but also to the exposure of Cambodian architects internationally. With each design, he seeks a storyline to be told to himself, his team of aspiring architects, and his clients. In his definition, design constraint is merely an opportunity to explore an architectural intervention and is a means to achieve an unexpected discovery in shaping the built environment.

Accreditation 

Chansan is a licensed and registered first-class architect at the Board of Architects Cambodia (B.A.C.) and is actively involved with the Cambodian Society of Architects. He has been named as one of the top ten Cambodian Young Entrepreneurs for 2017. In 2018, he was named Personality of the Year from the PropertyGuru Cambodian Property Awards.

In addition, he has been featured internationally through multiple journals and magazines. Most recently, he was enlisted in the Singapore Straits Times' 50 Asians to Watch and has also been certified as an ASEAN architect, representing Cambodia among other outstanding individuals, each representing their respective countries.

Chheang Sokkea has had over 7 years of experience in technical drawing, management, and capacity building as, now, the Technical Manager at re : edge. He started as a junior architect soon after receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture & Design and worked his way up into leading the technical design team.

A graduate from Paññāsāstra University in Phnom Penh, Sokkea has come to understand architecture as a medium that impacts not only our environment, but also our society and neighborhoods.

The role of architect is not just a profession. To Sokkea, an architect’s responsibility is to improve social structures by designing habitable and functional environments. It’s a discipline that teaches us and develops us into transforming agents for the spaces we inhabit.

“Anyone can achieve their goal no matter how difficult it is.”—a quote that drives Try Lida as a leader and an architect at re : edge. 

Lida is a graduate from the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh with a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture & Design. Upon graduation, she was welcomed onto the team at re : edge, now holding the title of Senior Architect, 6 years in the making.

Highly-skilled, team-oriented, and self-motivated, Lida believes that in order to merge the diversity of ideas coming from each teammate, communication is vitally important. She believes that the key to the success of a project is the solidarity of the team.

Lida continually grasps opportunities to develop her skills, gain experiences, and make new achievements through her 6 year profession as an architectural designer. She works with great effort to learn, and from one project to another, solves challenges throughout the process.